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Sam Sutherland

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Toronto, Canada

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Nonfiction, Music

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Sam Sutherland is the author of Perfect Youth: The Birth of Canadian Punk (ECW). A former producer and host at MTV News Canada, his work has appeared in publications such as the Walrus, the National Post, Maisonneuve, and alt-weeklies across the country.

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Average rating: 4.14 · 117 ratings · 20 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Perfect Youth: The Birth of Canadian Punk 4.14 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perfect Youth: The Birth Of Canadian Punk by Sam Sutherland (2014-11-12) by Sam Sutherland (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Practical Writing: A Process Approach to Business and Technical Communication by Carol Niederlander, David Kvernes, Sam Sutherland (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1986	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A '90s Rock Memoir

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